Glareshield for automobiles



Sept. 14 1926. M. B. REED GLARESHIELD FOR AUTOMOBILES Filed Dec. 23, 1925 (Trtuwm Patented Sept. 14, 1926.

UNITED STATES .PATEN MELVIN .'B. REED, OI TACOMA, WASHINGTON.

GLARESHIEIID FOR AUTOMOBILES.

Application filed December 23, 1925. Serial No. 77,213.

This invention relates to devices adapted to be attached to the wind shield of an automobile for the purpose of shielding the eyes of the driver from the glare of the headlights of approaching machines, and has for its objects to provide such a device which may be readily attached to or removed from permitting it to be shipped. disassembled thus economizing on the cost of delivery in large quantities.

I attain these and other objects by the devices and arrangements illustrated in the I accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1' is a perspective View of my device in use showing also, in dotted lines, the position of the shield when turned into inoperative position; Fig. 2 is a similar yiew of one of the, spring strips; Fig. 3 is a similar view of the frame plate; Fig. 4 is a similar view of the shield clip; and Fig. 5 is a similar view of a slightly different form of spring strip. Similar numerals of reference refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

It is a matter of common experience that, when driving an'automobile after dark, the driver is seriously handicapped by the blinding brightness of the lights of an approaching car, and also he may be similarly affected by the direct or reflected rays of the sun when driving during the day. To meet this condition it has been common to mount a piece of transparent but ray-selective, material on the wind shield of the automobile, in direct line with the normal vision ofthe driver, whereby the glare of such light is destroyed without materially reducing the visibility of other objects therethrough.

' However, it is also desirable to mount said ray filter in such manner that it may be easily and quickly removed from this line of normal vision, when it is not needed, by simply turning it on a pivot. But such devices as have been produced are made in a very impractical and expensive manner, thus bringing the cost thereof beyond the desirable limits for a device of this character,

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and further, these devices are mounted or constructed 111 such a way as to quickly de- T OFFICE.

velop loose joints either in themselves or between them and the wind shield, thereby tle-when the car is in motion.

Referring to the drawings it will be seen causing a very annoying and distracting ratj that my device is extremely simple in form and construction, mostof which may bestamped from sheet metal, and comprises very few parts, and that these parts are easily assembled without having to use any provided with two depending ears .2'at its ends, sald ears iormlnga wide notch'between them wherein the ray shleld is mount- The main vertical frame plate 1 is,

ed. Each said ear 2 is provided with a slot I 3 and is depressed on each side of thesaid' slot to form groove 4. The axis of these two grooves 4 lies horizontally across the two slots 3, near their vertical centers.

A horizontal rod 5 lies in said grooves 4 and extends across the entire face of the device and may be provide-d with an operating handle 6 at one or both ends. 'This rod omay be flattened along its entire length, or only at the parts adjacent to the slots 3 though this flattening is not a necessary part thereof.

VA ray filter sheet 7 is permanently fastened between the edges of a clipS which s, in turn, fixedly secured on to the rod 5, in any suitable manner, in that part lying between the two ears 20f the frame plate 1.

A spring steel strip is formed with agen eral hook shape 9 at its upper end, adapted to grip over the top of the wind shield 10 and to press the two sides thereof by means of its spring action. The lower end 11 of this strip may either be straight, as in Fig. 5, or be provided with a slight transverse groove 12, as in Fig. 2.' One of these strips is provided for each end of the glare shield and is mounted therein, when the device is being assembled, as hereinafter described. lVhen this device is used on closed cars then the strips will be of a slightly different shape than shown, being provided without any hook portion 9 and being perforated so as to be secured to the upper frame of the front window, or wind shield, of the car by means of screws, or other suitable means.

The device is assembled in the following manner :The rod 5, with the shield 7 and clip 8 secured in place thereon, is first laid in the grooves 4' in the ears2 of the plate 1 then the sspring steel stripsare in, turn inserted vb y first passing the endll, thereof on the under side of the plate 1, opposite to that on which the rod 5 lies, downinto the s1ot 3, over the rod 5, across the groove 4, and then out of the said slot 3 to the sa-nne side of the i said plate 1. The device is now assembled and is ready to be mount-ed on a cantor use.

When the strip 11 is flat, as in Fig. 5, the grooves fl in the ears ;2 must be slightly deeper than whenfiheQsaid strip;11 is itself p -e s le wit L e mp em nta y groov 12- ;In either case i the :parts are .so nade and p epe ien d a t rm y .ela pl t 10d between the strip ll and the parts of the earsQ ion sing;the saidgroove 4. KVhen the Pert ier ithee as emb ed; i wi -b s e r h thegsprings l ltgclan p the, rod 5 to the frame n alseke pi @09 1 t rn ps reely in i h bearing forine d i thereby, ,and yet permit it le-y urn d he ein whend sired The d e ey th ib m unted, a th i i ield clamp ng the :plate 1 ;tightly to the wind ield, .P v n e i ratt i g her o Welles supporting the entire device from the op [edg ef th z ei ed h eldlt will theretore be seen-that the spring strips ,perftor n .several {desirable;fn11ctions without detracting fr0;n,:b,ut rather increasing, ,the simplicity ot the ,device. First, they secnre the rod andshield to the frame;

rseeontl, they diold the rod from rotating when is not desired ,to rotate it; third, h y eepp r -a. ;h ram 911 -.the Wind hi l eurt a h yeelamp t e n ire devic on the ,wind shield and pre vent git from rattling thereon; and fifth, they clamp all parts together and prevent any rattling therebetween.

,It; is, evident that .when thefportion of-the rod 55, under :thesaid spring strips 11, is

' -gfl attened, as ,above nentioned,-th at itwill idi he sai sprin lie pingtthe rod. 5

mid sh eld int r ten -se ope ing vpo ia tiOn. 7

froin turning in the bearing v formed there- 4 by, especially if said flattenedpart is in contact with said spring when said screen 7 is in it Withd awn, o flho Po Iaving describe'd'niy invention, what I claim is 1. An automobile glare shield comprising a vwflt ical tra ne platehaving slots in its ends; a horizontal rod extending along'the ea-me, Q cne vsiir e; thereof, a d a-e 'ess :b-Qtl said slots; a ray filter shield. secured. on said rod between the slots and two, spring strips, each 1.e Xtend i ng downward across one Said slot and engagingthe .side, vof the frameopvposite to.thatc wvhiclrthe rod lies, above and below theirod said f-ra ne and strip ill-4 Weeng with e ch e he at th SM nd aetn-g '1 t i nelee i h zr d t er w tig b a ing th efe Wherebv h ':i il l th ffta leend i etetebl th in to t n 1 2- A aut mo i g a -=.s1 eenlpri n vertical :fr m splat alt ring slot i it ends; a horizontal rod. extending along the fraine, ononeside thereof,,andacross bot-h said .slO air yfil r shieldtse e deon sa d rod between; th s t tend ,tw05 spr ngstr ps,

each formed to provide a spring -;ho0l 

